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| − | '''FAT''' (File Allocation Table) is a | + | {{FormatInfo |
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| + | |released=~1977 | ||
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| + | '''FAT''' (File Allocation Table) is a family of filesystem formats. It was the main filesystem of [[MS-DOS]], early versions of [[Windows]], and other systems. Nowadays, it's often used on removable media, and by portable electronic devices. | ||
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| + | == Original FAT family == | ||
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* [[FAT8]] | * [[FAT8]] | ||
* [[FAT12]] | * [[FAT12]] | ||
* [[FAT16]] | * [[FAT16]] | ||
* [[FAT32]] | * [[FAT32]] | ||
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| − | + | == Derivatives and related articles == | |
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| + | * [[exFAT]] (Microsoft, for flash memory) | ||
| + | * [[FATX]] | ||
| + | * [[fuse-exFAT]] (open-source clone of exFAT) | ||
| + | * [[Transaction-Safe FAT File System]] | ||
| + | * [[Turbo FAT]] | ||
| + | * [[VFAT]] | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia: File Allocation Table]] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia: Design of the FAT file system]] | ||
| + | * [https://wiki.osdev.org/FAT OSDev Wiki article] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
| + | [[Category:MS-DOS]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:18, 19 August 2019
FAT (File Allocation Table) is a family of filesystem formats. It was the main filesystem of MS-DOS, early versions of Windows, and other systems. Nowadays, it's often used on removable media, and by portable electronic devices.
[edit] Original FAT family
[edit]
- exFAT (Microsoft, for flash memory)
- FATX
- fuse-exFAT (open-source clone of exFAT)
- Transaction-Safe FAT File System
- Turbo FAT
- VFAT
